CVE-2023-30799

9.1 CRITICAL
Published: July 19, 2023 Modified: November 21, 2025

Description

MikroTik RouterOS stable before 6.49.7 and long-term through 6.48.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue. A remote and authenticated attacker can escalate privileges from admin to super-admin on the Winbox or HTTP interface. The attacker can abuse this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/MarginResearch/FOISted
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Third Party Advisory
https://vulncheck.com/advisories/mikrotik-foisted
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/MarginResearch/FOISted
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://vulncheck.com/advisories/mikrotik-foisted
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
50th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

mikrotik